Oct 31 Judge rules Trump can’t require U.S. citizenship proof on federal voting form By Ali Swenson, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday. Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Trump denies U.S. is considering strikes against Venezuela By Associated Press The Trump administration has carried out a series of strikes on boats in the Pacific Ocean that it contends were carrying drugs. The strikes have killed 61 people and the U.S. has also built up an unusually large force of… Continue reading
Oct 31 All the U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats By Joshua Barajas The U.S. military has killed dozens of people in targeted strikes on small vessels in waters off South America since early September. Continue reading
Oct 31 Ohio panel, Virginia lawmakers move forward on congressional redistricting plans By David A. Lieb, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press, Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America President Donald Trump has been urging Republican-led states to reshape their U.S. House districts in an attempt to win more seats. Democrats have been pushing back. Continue reading
Oct 31 Senate report details dozens of cases of medical neglect in federal immigration detention centers By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press A U.S. Senate investigation has uncovered dozens of credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers nationwide, with detainees denied insulin, left without medical attention for days and forced to compete for clean water. Continue reading
Oct 31 Less talk of Trump, more focus on economy is part of the Democrats’ playbook for Tuesday’s election By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Democrat Abigail Spanberger is more eager to talk about struggling soybean farmers than President Donald Trump’s attack on American institutions. Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Johnson says Trump’s demand to end filibuster ‘not my call’ By Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson said he texted with President Donald Trump after his late night demand to change the Senate rules to end the government shutdown. Continue reading
Oct 31 UN human rights chief: U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats ‘unacceptable’ By Associated Press The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk called for an investigation into the strikes, in what appeared to mark the first such condemnation of its kind from a United Nations organization. Continue reading
Oct 31 ‘Inhumane’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility, advocates allege in new lawsuit By Christine Fernando, Associated Press Attorneys with the ACLU of Illinois and the MacArthur Justice Center say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have denied people being held at the Broadview facility private calls with attorneys and have blocked members of Congress, faith leaders and… Continue reading
Oct 31 Trump pushes Senate GOP on filibuster ‘nuclear option’ to end the government shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government. Continue reading